US Sen. Jeff Sessions is accompanied by Kellyanne Conway, the campaign manager for President-elect Donald Trump, as he speaks to the media in New York on Thursday, November 17. The next day, it was announced that Trump intends to nominate Sessions for attorney general. Sessions, 69, is currently serving his fourth Senate term in Alabama. Trump also unveiled his nominations for CIA director (US Rep. Mike Pompeo) and national security adviser (retired Army Lt. Michael Flynn).

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives to a news conference in New York after meeting with Trump on Thursday, November 17. Abe said he had a "very candid discussion" with Trump, but he declined to explain in detail because Trump has not yet assumed the presidency. He stressed, however, that he felt the two countries could maintain "a relationship of trust." (The Japanese government released several photos of Trump and Abe. CNN is not publishing or airing the photos because news organizations were denied access to the meeting.)

Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the Children's Defense Fund's "Beat The Odds" Gala in Washington on Wednesday, November 16. It was her first public speech since conceding the election. "I will admit, coming here tonight wasn't the easiest thing for me," she said. "There have been a few times this past week where all I wanted to do was curl up with a good book and our dogs and never leave the house again." But Clinton did not wallow in defeat during the speech, turning instead to what she will focus on going forward -- and the impact her mother had on her life.

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Rubber masks depict Trump in Saitama, Japan, on Tuesday, November 15.

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At right, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, say goodbye to Vice President-elect Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, after they had lunch together in Washington on Wednesday, November 16.

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Members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ride an escalator during the group's annual fall meeting in Baltimore on Monday, November 14. The bishops opened their meeting by urging the President-elect to adopt humane policies toward immigrants and refugees.

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US Sen. Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's running mate in the presidential election, arrives at the Capitol for a Senate Democrats policy lunch on Wednesday, November 16. Kaine told the Richmond Times-Dispatch he would be running for re-election in 2018, but he ruled out a 2020 presidential run.

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Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, appearing before the House Select Committee on Intelligence on Thursday, November 17, said he had submitted his letter of resignation the night before. Clapper's announcement wasn't a surprise to those around him and was expected at the end of his term. For months, he has been updating those around him on his own personal countdown clock, telling them exactly how many days he has left until retirement.

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Vice President-elect Mike Pence greets Christine Slavin and her dog Earle between meetings on Capitol Hill on Thursday, November 17.

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Letters are removed from a Trump Place high rise in New York on Wednesday, November 16. "Trump Place" signs were removed from three apartment buildings along the Hudson River in Manhattan. They are being renamed with just their street addresses. The Trump Organization sold the buildings more than a decade ago to Equity Residential, a Chicago-based real estate company. The company's chairman told CNBC that the company just wants to be politically neutral.

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US Sen. Bernie Sanders, a former presidential candidate, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, November 16. Sanders has said he is willing to work with the President-elect if Trump makes good on his promise to be an economic populist challenging corporate America. But critical differences remain.

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A protester jumps to avoid tear gas during an anti-capitalism protest in Athens, Greece, where US President Barack Obama was visiting on Tuesday, November 15. Six people were arrested after a group of anarchists started throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails, Athens police told CNN.

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Obama acts like he's picking up a phone during his joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Thursday, November 17.

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Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani poses with a Trump supporter at Trump Tower in New York on Wednesday, November 16.

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Members of the New York Police Department's counterterrorism squad stand outside Trump Tower -- and next to this Gucci store window -- on Thursday, November 17.

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A copy of the Chinese magazine Global People -- seen at a newsstand in Shanghai -- reads "Why did Trump win?" on Monday, November 14.

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Take a look at the week in politics from November 13 through November 19.